Patents by Inventor Nobuyuki Hisamune

Nobuyuki Hisamune has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7931757
    Abstract: A thick-walled seamless steel pipe for line pipe which has a high strength and improved toughness and corrosion resistance in spite of the thick wall and which is suitable for use as a riser and flow line has a chemical composition comprising, in mass percent, C: 0.02-0.08%, Si: at most 0.5%, Mn: 1.5-3.0%, Al: 0.001-0.10%, Mo: greater than 0.4%-1.2%, N: 0.002-0.015%, at least one of Ca and REM in a total amount of 0.0002-0.007%, and a remainder of Fe and impurities, with the impurities having the content of P: at most 0.05%, S: at most 0.005%, and O: at most 0.005%, the chemical composition satisfying the inequality: 0.8?[Mn]×[Mo]?2.6, wherein [Mn] and [Mo] are the numbers equivalent to the contents of Mn and Mo, respectively, in mass percent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunio Kondo, Yuji Arai, Nobuyuki Hisamune
  • Patent number: 7896984
    Abstract: A seamless steel pipe for line pipe having high strength and stable toughness and having resistance to sulfide corrosion cracking at low temperatures to room temperature is provided. A seamless steel pipe according to the present invention has a chemical composition comprising, in mass percent, C: 0.03-0.08%, Si: 0.05-0.5%, Mn: 1.0-3.0%, Mo: greater than 0.4% to 1.2%, Al: 0.005-0.100%, Ca: 0.001-0.005%, a remainder of Fe and impurities including N, P, S, O, and Cu, with the impurities containing at most 0.01% of N, at most 0.05% of P, at most 0.01% of S, at most 0.01% of O, and at most 0.1% of Cu, and having a microstructure comprising a bainitic-martensitic dual phase structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Kobayashi, Tomohiko Omura, Kunio Kondo, Yuji Arai, Nobuyuki Hisamune
  • Patent number: 7896985
    Abstract: A seamless steel pipe for line pipe having a high strength and good toughness and corrosion resistance even though having a thick wall has a chemical composition comprising, in mass percent, C: 0.02-0.08%, Si: at most 0.5%, Mn: 1.5-3.0%, Al: 0.001-0.10%, Mo: greater than 0.4% to 1.2%, N: 0.002-0.015%, Ca: 0.0002-0.007%, and a remainder of Fe and impurities, wherein the contents of the impurities are at most 0.03% for P, at most 0.005% for S, at most 0.005% for O and less than 0.0005% for B and wherein the value of Pcm calculated by the following Equation (1) is at least 0.185 and at most 0.250. The steel pipe has a microstructure which primarily comprises bainite and which has a length of cementite of at most 20 micrometers: Pcm=[C]+[Si]/30+([Mn]+[Cr]+[Cu])/20+[Mo]/15+[V]/10+5[B]??(1) wherein [C], [Si], [Mn], [Cr], [Cu], [Mo], [V] and [B] are numbers respectively indicating the content in mass percent of C, Si, Mn, Cr, Cu, Mo, V and B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Arai, Kunio Kondo, Nobuyuki Hisamune
  • Patent number: 7815755
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the following seamless steel pipes excellent in strength, toughness and weldability, particularly suitable for submarine flow lines, and a manufacturing method thereof. An as-quenched seamless steel pipe having a chemical composition consisting of, by mass%, C: 0.03 to 0.08%, Mn: 0.3 to 2.5%, Al: 0.001 to 0.10%, Cr: 0.02 to 1.0%, Ni: 0.02 to 1.0%, Mo: 0.02 to 0.8%, Ti: 0.004 to 0.010%, N: 0.002 to 0.008%, Ca: 0.0005 to 0.005%, and the balance Fe and impurities, with not more than 0.25% of Si, not more than 0.05% of P, not more than 0.005% of S, less than 0.005% Nb, and less than 0.0003% of B as the impurities, and having a microstructure consisting of not more than 20 volume% of polygonal ferrite, not more than 10 volume% of a mixed microstructure of martensite and retained austenite, and balance bainite. B can be 0.0003 to 0.001%. Mg and/or REM can be contained. The manufacturing method is characterized by the cooling rate during quenching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Arai, Kunio Kondo, Nobuyuki Hisamune
  • Publication number: 20100236670
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a heavy wall seamless steel pipe for line pipe with a high strength and increased toughness, which is characterized by cooling rate, heating condition for piercing, and heat treating after pipe making, wherein the chemical composition consists, by mass %, of C: 0.03 to 0.08%, Si: not more than 0.25%, Mn: 0.3 to 2.5%, Al: 0.001 to 0.10%, Cr: 0.02 to 1.0%, Ni: 0.02 to 1.0%, Mo: 0.02 to 1.2%, Ti: 0.004 to 0.010%, N: 0.002 to 0.008%, and 0.0002 to 0.005%, in total, of at least one selected from Ca, Mg and REM, and the balance Fe and impurities, optionally including B: 0.0003 to 0.01%, V: 0 to 0.08%, Nb: 0 to 0.05% or Cu: 0 to 1.0%, and that P and S among impurities are not more than 0.05% and not more than 0.005%, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES LTD.
    Inventors: Kunio Kondo, Yuji Arai, Nobuyuki Hisamune
  • Publication number: 20090114318
    Abstract: A seamless steel pipe for line pipe having a high strength and good toughness and corrosion resistance even though having a thick wall has a chemical composition comprising, in mass percent, C: 0.02-0.08%, Si: at most 0.5%, Mn: 1.5-3.0%, Al: 0.001-0.10%, Mo: greater than 0.4% to 1.2%, N: 0.002-0.015%, Ca: 0.0002-0.007%, and a remainder of Fe and impurities, wherein the contents of the impurities are at most 0.03% for P, at most 0.005% for S, at most 0.005% for O and less than 0.0005% for B and wherein the value of Pcm calculated by the following Equation (1) is at least 0.185 and at most 0.250. The steel pipe has a microstructure which primarily comprises bainite and which has a length of cementite of at most 20 micrometers: Pcm=[C]+[Si]/30+([Mn]+[Cr]+[Cu])/20+[Mo]/15+[V]/10+5[B]??(1) wherein [C], [Si], [Mn], [Cr], [Cu], [Mo], [V] and [B] are numbers respectively indicating the content in mass percent of C, Si, Mn, Cr, Cu, Mo, V and B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Yuji Arai, Kunio Kondo, Nobuyuki Hisamune
  • Publication number: 20080283161
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a high strength seamless steel pipe excellent in hydrogen-induced cracking resistance, characterized by consisting of, by mass %, C: 0.03-0.11%, Si: 0.05-0.5%, Mn: 0.8-1.6%, P: 0.025% or less, S: 0.003% or less, Ti: 0.002-0.017%, Al: 0.001-0.10%, Cr: 0.05-0.5%, Mo: 0.02-0.3%, V: 0.02-0.20%, Ca: 0.0005-0.005%, N: 0.008% or less and O (Oxygen): 0.004% or less, and the balance Fe and impurities, and also characterized in that the microstructure of the steel is bainite and/or martensite, ferrite is precipitated at grain boundaries and yield stress is 483 MPa or more. Further, to ensure high strength of the steel, the seamless steel pipe preferably contains, by mass %, at least one of Cu: 0.05-0.5% and Ni: 0.05-0.5%. To produce the above-mentioned steel pipe, it is desirable to limit a starting temperature of quenching after rolling, a cooling rate and a tempering temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Nobutoshi Murao, Nobuyuki Hisamune, Hajime Osako, Kunio Kondo
  • Publication number: 20080257459
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the following seamless steel pipes excellent in strength, toughness and weldability, particularly suitable for submarine flow lines, and a manufacturing method thereof. An as-quenched seamless steel pipe having a chemical composition consisting of, by mass %, C: 0.03 to 0.08%, Mn: 0.3 to 2.5%, Al: 0.001 to 0.10%, Cr: 0.02 to 1.0%, Ni: 0.02 to 1.0%, Mo: 0.02 to 0.8%, Ti: 0.004 to 0.010%, N: 0.002 to 0.008%, Ca: 0.0005 to 0.005%, and the balance Fe and impurities, with not more than 0.25% of Si, not more than 0.05% of P, not more than 0.005% of S, less than 0.005% of Nb, and less than 0.0003% of B as the impurities, and having a microstructure consisting of not more than 20 volume % of polygonal ferrite, not more than 10 volume % of a mixed microstructure of martensite and retained austenite, and the balance bainite. B can be 0.0003 to 0.001%. Mg and/or REM can be contained. The manufacturing method is characterized by the cooling rate during quenching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Yuji Arai, Kunio Kondo, Nobuyuki Hisamune
  • Publication number: 20080216928
    Abstract: A seamless steel pipe for line pipe having high strength and stable toughness and having resistance to sulfide corrosion cracking at low temperatures to room temperature is provided. A seamless steel pipe according to the present invention has a chemical composition comprising, in mass percent, C: 0.03-0.08%, Si: 0.05-0.5%, Mn: 1.0-3.0%, Mo: greater than 0.4% to 1.2%, Al: 0.005-0.100%, Ca: 0.001-0.005%, a remainder of Fe and impurities including N, P, S, O, and Cu, with the impurities containing at most 0.01% of N, at most 0.05% of P, at most 0.01% of S, at most 0.01% of O, and at most 0.1% of Cu, and having a microstructure comprising a bainitic-martensitic dual phase structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Kenji Kobayashi, Tomohiko Omura, Kunio Kondo, Yuji Arai, Nobuyuki Hisamune
  • Publication number: 20080219878
    Abstract: A thick-walled seamless steel pipe for line pipe which has a high strength and improved toughness and corrosion resistance in spite of the thick wall and which is suitable for use as a riser and flow line has a chemical composition comprising, in mass percent, C: 0.02-0.08%, Si: at most 0.5%, Mn: 1.5-3.0%, Al: 0.001-0.10%, Mo: greater than 0.4%-1.2%, N: 0.002-0.015%, at least one of Ca and REM in a total amount of 0.0002-0.007%, and a remainder of Fe and impurities, with the impurities having the content of P: at most 0.05%, S: at most 0.005%, and O: at most 0.005%, the chemical composition satisfying the inequality: 0.8?[Mn]×[Mo]?2.6, wherein [Mn] and [Mo] are the numbers equivalent to the contents of Mn and Mo, respectively, in mass percent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Kunio Kondo, Yuji Arai, Nobuyuki Hisamune
  • Patent number: 7416617
    Abstract: A high strength seamless steel pipe having mgh yield stress and excellent hydrogen-induced cracking resistance, comprises by mass %, C: 0.03-0.11%, Si: 0.05-0.5%, Mn: 0.8-1.6%, p: 0.025% or less, S: 0.003% or less, Ti: 0.002-0.017%, Al: 0.001-0.10%, Cr: 0.05-0.5%, Mo: 0.02-0.3%, V: 0.02-0.20%, Ca 0.0005-0.005%, N: 0.008% or less and O (Oxygen): 0.004% or less, the balance Fe and impurities. The steel microstructure is bainite and/or martensite and ferrite is precipitated at grain boundaries. The seamless steel pipe can contain at least one of Cu: 0.05-0.5% and Ni: 0.05-0.5%. To produce the pipe, it is desirable to limit a starting temperature of quenching after rolling, a cooling rate and a tempering temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobutoshi Murao, Nobuyuki Hisamune, Hajime Osako, Kunio Kondo
  • Publication number: 20080047635
    Abstract: A heavy wall seamless steel pipe for line pipe with a high strength and increased toughness, which has a chemical composition, by mass %, that consists of C: 0.03 to 0.08%, Si: not more than 0.25%, Mn: 0.3 to 2.5%, Al: 0.001 to 0.10%, Cr: 0.02 to 1.0%, Ni: 0.02 to 1.0%, Mo: 0.02 to 1.2%, Ti: 0.004 to 0.010%, N: 0.002 to 0.008%, and 0.0002 to 0.005%, in total, of at least one selected from Ca, Mg and REM, and the balance Fe and impurities, optionally including V: 0 to 0.08%, Nb: 0 to 0.05% or Cu: 0 to 1.0%, and that P and S among impurities are not more than 0.05% and not more than 0.005% respectively. It may contain 0.0003 to 0.01% of boron. A manufacturing method thereof is characterized by cooling rate, heating condition for piercing, and heat treating after pipe making.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kunio Kondo, Yuji Arai, Nobuyuki Hisamune
  • Publication number: 20060219332
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of high-strength, high-toughness seamless steel pipe for linepipe comprises: (1) hot piercing a billet, in which the carbon equivalent value Ceq defined by expression (a): Ceq=C+Mn/6+(Cu+Ni)/5+(Cr+Mo+V)/5[%] . . . (a) is not greater than 0.60 wt %, and then subjecting the pierced billet to hot rolling at a temperature of 950° C. or higher to obtain a seamless steel pipe; (2) putting the seamless steel pipe immediately, without cooling to Ar3 point or lower, into a furnace kept at Ar3 point+50° C. to 1100° C. to carry out heating; (3) cooling the seamless steel pipe at a cooling rate of 5° C./sec or higher; and (4) tempering the seamless steel pipe at temperature of 550° C. to Ac1 point. A high-strength and high-toughness seamless steel pipe with little strength unevenness can be manufactured, which can be effectively employed for linepipes in cold areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventors: Tsuneo Murase, Kunio Kondo, Nobuyuki Hisamune
  • Publication number: 20060219326
    Abstract: The present invention provides a steel for pipeline which has excellent strength and toughness at room temperature and high temperature without the necessity of adding expensive alloy elements. The steel for pipeline of present invention comprises 0.04 to 0.16% of C, not greater than 0.5% of Si, 0.8 to 1.7% of Mn, not greater than 0.015% of P, not greater than 0.003% of S, not greater than 0.04% of Ti, 0.001 to 0.07% of Al, not greater than 0.01% of N, simultaneously satisfying expression:Al(N?Ti/3.4)?0.00015, and is constituted of structure comprising martensite or bainite with an austenite average grain size of 30 to 200 ?m, or the tempered structure thereof. The steel for pipe of the present invention is suitably for the use as the flow line in severe environment such as seabed oil fields or the like, and can be produced at low cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventor: Nobuyuki Hisamune
  • Publication number: 20050167013
    Abstract: A high strength seamless steel pipe having mgh yield stress and excellent hydrogen-induced cracking resistance, comprises by mass %, C: 0.03-0.11%, Si: 0.05-0.5%, Mn: 0.8-1.6%, P: 0.025% or less, S: 0.003% or less, Ti: 0.002-0.017%, Al: 0.001-0.10%, Cr: 0.05-0.5%, Mo: 0.02-0.3%, V: 0.02-0.20%, Ca: 0.0005-0.005%, N: 0.008% or less and O (Oxygen): 0.004% or less, the balance Fe and impurities. The steel microstructure is bainite and/or martensite and ferrite is precipitated at grain boundaries. The seamless steel pipe can contain at least one of Cu: 0.05-0.5% and Ni: 0.05-0.5%. To produce the pipe, it is desirable to limit a starting temperature of quenching after rolling, a cooling rate and a tempering temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Nobutoshi Murao, Nobuyuki Hisamune, Hajime Osako, Kunio Kondo